King’s College dispute: Unity Colleges resume
Academic activities at Unity Colleges in Nigeria resume following the suspension of a strike over the planned concession of King’s College, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/kings-college-dispute-unity-colleges-resume/
Academic activities at Unity Colleges resumed today, a week after their suspension due to the strike called by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria over the concession of King's College, Lagos. Boarding students started arriving on Sunday, while day students arrived today. Principals sent out notices welcoming students for the 2026/2027 academic session, emphasizing a new term and new beginnings.
The resumption was delayed as the staff union rejected the Federal Government's concession of King's College to the Old Boys Association. Unity Colleges nationwide were directed to stand in solidarity with King's College and avoid resumption, escalating the impasse when the King's College Old Boys entered the college despite the protest from protesting staff.
The Federal Government paused the concession, forming a committee to review the document. The dispute intensified when the Federal Ministry of Education directed the immediate handover of King's College to the Old Boys Association. After two weeks of negotiations, an agreement was reached to halt the implementation of the concession for two weeks.
The Federal Government retained legal ownership of King's College, with KCOBA responsible for its financing, rehabilitating, modernising, operating, and maintaining.
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